Sophie Firth: Last News

Emmerdale fans were all saying the same thing this week, as Nicola King’s daughter Angelica turned up in the ITV Dales.Angel is rarely seen in the soap nowadays, and looked a lot different to the last time folks had seen her when she rushed back home after seeing the video of her mum being attacked.Some fans were sure that she had been recast, but in fact the role is still played by actress Rebecca Bakes, who took over from original child star Sophie Firth in 2009.Angelica had a rocky start to life when she was kidnapped from the maternity ward of the hospital where she was born by Carl King’s wife Lexi, who was desperate for a child of her own.The pair were found on the hospital roof after a daring escape. Angelica has also been at the centre of a biting plotline when Cathy Hope bit her on the arm at the village kids’ club, which saw Nicola go on to bite youngster Cathy as revenge.It saw her taken to court but escaped with a caution - despite her trial being the same day as her wedding to Jimmy.

Emmerdale fans were left gobsmacked as Angelica King returned to their screens during the latest instalment of the ITV soap.Jimmy and Nicola King's daughter hasn't been seen in the village for a while.Nicola was brutally attacked in recent scenes and the youngster appeared on Thursday's hour-long episode to tell her mother that she'd been showed a video of the assault in school.Angel's revelation left Nicola heartbroken at the thought of her little girl watching her being battered by a group of youths.However, viewers at home were more distracted by the school girl being back on the show again.Taking to Twitter, one fan penned: "Blimey. Angel does exist then? Last time we saw her wasn't she 3."Another added: "Angel does exist then? Last time we saw her wasn't she 3."A third person posted: "Angel has grown in years over night.